2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team
The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 49th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by twelfth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 11 |
| 2020 record | 3–2–2 (3–1–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Thompson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 2 Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Wake Forest | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Clemson‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College† | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.
Previous season
The 2019 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–6–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against Louisville, but fell to Wake Forest in the quarterfinals. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the tenth overall seed Virginia Tech defeated New Hampshire in the second round, before losing to Stanford in the third round.
Preseason
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Will Mejia | 2 | DF | 6'2" |  Senior | Falls Church, VA | Graduated |
| Jon Ingason | 5 | DF | 6'1" | Senior | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | Graduated |
| Brendan Moyers | 6 | FW | 6'0" | Senior | Earlysville, VA | Graduated |
| James Kasak | 8 | FW | 5'9" | Senior | Stuarts Draft, VA | Declared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 84th overall by Sporting Kansas City |
| Nikal Clarke-Smith | 13 | DF | 6'2" | Senior | Toronto, Canada | Graduated |
| Marc Hoppler | 17 | DF | 6'0" | Senior | Lucerne, Switzerland | Graduated |
Players arriving
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Emmanuel Ameres MF |  USA | Palmetto, FL | Clearwater Chargers |   [1] |
Welnilton Da Silva DF |  BRA | Para, Brazil | SIMA | [2] |
Jack Dearie DF | USA | Ponta Vedra Beach, FL | Beachside Academy | [3] |
Cameron Joice FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AUS | Newcastle, Australia | Lake Ginninderra Secondary College | [4] |
Oryem Kilama FW | USA | Wilmington, DE | Delaware FC | [5] |
Ethan Stevenson FW | USA | Clover, SC | Charlotte Independence SC | [6] |
Transfers
| Name | Nat. | No. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Mayola Kinua |  GHA | 8 | MF | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Sophomore | Elk Creek, VA | Transferred from Appalachian State |
ACC Media Poll
The ACC men's soccer media poll was released on September 8, 2020. Virginia Tech was picked to finish third in the ACC North Division.[7]
| Coaches' Poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Virginia | 59 (9) |
| 2 | Pitt | 44 (2) |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 35 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 30 |
| 5 | Louisville | 29 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 28 |
Preseason honors and awards
- All-ACC Preseason Team
- Kristo Strickler, Senior, Forward
Squad
Roster
Updated: December 10, 2020[8]
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Whit Babcock |
| Head Coach | Mike Brizendine |
| Assistant Coach | Patrick McSorley |
| Assistant Coach | Josh Dunn |
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Fall Regular season | |||||||||||
| October 10, 2020 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 2 Pittsburgh | L 2–4 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (55) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 14, 2020 6:00 p.m. |
No. 5 Virginia Commonwealth Clash |
T 1–1 2OT | 0–1–1 (0–1–1) |
Thompson Field (130) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 24, 2020 6:30 p.m. |
Syracuse | T 1–1 2OT | 0–1–2 (0–1–2) |
Thompson Field (101) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 30, 2020 7:00 p.m. |
at Louisville | W 2–1 OT | 1–1–2 (1–1–2) |
Lynn Stadium (212) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| November 2, 2020 1:00 p.m. |
Notre Dame | W 1–0 | 2–1–2 (2–1–2) |
Alumni Stadium (0) South Bend, IN | |||||||
| November 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. |
Virginia Commonwealth Clash |
W 1–0 | 3–1–2 (3–1–2) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 15, 2020 Noon |
(N2) No. 5 | vs. (S3) No. 4 Clemson Quarterfinals |
L 1–4 | 3–2–2 |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| Spring Exhibition | |||||||||||
| February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
at VCU | Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Virginia Commonwealth Clash |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
| Spring Regular season | |||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
at Coastal Carolina | CCU Soccer Field Conway, SC | |||||||||
| March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Duke | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| March 13, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Clemson | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| March 19, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Virginia Commonwealth Clash |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
| March 27, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| April 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at North Carolina | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| April 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium South Bend, IN | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Honors and awards
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Jacob Labovitz | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | November 2, 2020 | [11] |
| Kristo Strickler | MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist | January 28, 2021 | [12] |
Rankings
Fall 2020
| Poll | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Final |
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| United Soccer[13] | 5 | 4 |
2021 MLS SuperDraft
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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| Daniel Pereira | Austin FC | 1 | 1 | MF |
| Kristofer Strickler | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 30 | FW |
Source:[15]
References
- "Emmanuel Ameres". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Welnilton Da Silva". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Jack Dearie". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Cameron Joice". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Oryem Kilama". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Ethan Stevenson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Virginia Picked to Win ACC North Region". virginiasports.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- "2020 Men's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "Spring schedule set for Hokies". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- "VT's Labovitz, Wake's Benalcazar Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- "2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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